LAN Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire
Local Area Network (LAN)
England > Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring LAN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 127 | 120 | 66 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | -54 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing LAN | 30 | 6 | 37 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire | 1.05% | 0.36% | 2.56% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 9.06% | 3.21% | 18.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20 | 5 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | - | £202 |
| 25th Percentile | £376 | £158 | £209 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £238 | £217 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +103.16% | +9.35% | -45.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £375 | £338 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £414 | £429 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £22.86 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £26.72 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £27.36 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £23.60 | £30.00 | £23.80 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.33% | +26.05% | -28.36% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Yorkshire
LAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Yorkshire.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 331 | 187 | 199 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 11.55% | 11.23% | 13.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 166 | 111 | 110 |
| 10th Percentile | £324 | £235 | £160 |
| 25th Percentile | £412 | £378 | £223 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £490 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.15% | +0.41% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £585 | £548 | £582 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £638 | £645 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.56% | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 50 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £18.48 | £11.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.33 | £23.31 | £12.03 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.91 | £32.75 | £13.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.01% | +142.59% | -38.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.77 | £43.31 | £16.21 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £48.83 | £16.78 |
| England median hourly rate | £40.00 | £34.00 | £57.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -40.61% | +1.35% |
LAN Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing LAN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
LAN Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing LAN.
LAN Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing LAN in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
LAN Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing LAN.
LAN Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 18 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Yorkshire | +1 | 21 | £495 | +145.96% | 7 |
| South Yorkshire | -15 | 6 | £450 | - | 5 |
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LAN Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAN | 90.0% | 27 |
| 2 | Firewall | 56.7% | 17 |
| 3 | VPN | 53.3% | 16 |
| 4 | WLAN | 46.7% | 14 |
| 5 | Cisco Nexus | 43.3% | 13 |
| 5 | VLAN | 43.3% | 13 |
| 5 | Wi-Fi | 43.3% | 13 |
| 5 | Wireless | 43.3% | 13 |
| 9 | Cisco ASA | 36.7% | 11 |
| 9 | Cisco Firepower | 36.7% | 11 |
| 11 | BGP | 33.3% | 10 |
| 11 | DNS | 33.3% | 10 |
| 11 | OSPF | 33.3% | 10 |
| 14 | DHCP | 30.0% | 9 |
| 14 | TCP/IP | 30.0% | 9 |
| 16 | Network Security | 26.7% | 8 |
| 16 | VoIP | 26.7% | 8 |
| 18 | IPsec | 23.3% | 7 |
| 19 | SD-WAN | 16.7% | 5 |
| 20 | Cisco ISE | 13.3% | 4 |